Contemporary Perspectives on China Tourism

Contemporary Perspectives on China Tourismis an innovative and engaging collection which presents unique approaches and critical insights into the development and management practices of tourism in modern China. This volume consists of nine independent research reports overarching the consequences of tourism from economic, socio-cultural, community, and humanistic perspectives. The book addresses generic issues such as leisure, tourist experience, cultural representation, community development, and quality of life through tourism, as well as strategies and techniques specific to an industry or sector. Contemporary Perspectives on China Tourismdraws on methodological traditions of anthropology, business, communication/media studies, geography, linguistics and literature, sociology, and critical tourism studies. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of China Tourism Research.